Financial Analyst

8th Ave Food & Provisions • Fenton, MO

10d

About The Position

As a Financial Analyst on our team, you’ll be joining a group that values curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning. This role places you at the intersection of our major functions—operations, sales, R&D, procurement, and more—giving you visibility into how our business truly works.
You’ll play a part in shaping pricing strategy, supporting innovation, and ensuring our products reach the market competitively and sustainably.
About the Role
Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will use your analytical strengths to determine accurate cost structures across our portfolio and help guide strategic pricing. This role offers hands-on experience with product innovation, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Background in engineering, supply chain, operations, finance, accounting, economics, or general business.
• Solid understanding of cost accounting methods and principles.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and detail‑oriented skill set.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills—including the ability to work effectively across teams.
• Proficiency with Office 365 and advanced Excel capabilities.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate clearly in English.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated leadership experience, with an ability to influence without direct authority.
• CPA or CMA certification.
• Familiarity with data visualization and financial modeling tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive, Anaplan).
• Experience with process automation and ERP systems (JDE preferred).
• Understanding of lean manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of manufacturing and supply chain costs across our organization and apply that knowledge to product cost modeling.
• Translate unique customer needs into financial implications to support sales negotiations and strategy.
• Partner with R&D, Marketing, Sales, Procurement, and Production teams to build cost structures for new product innovations.
• Identify and communicate significant cost variances to product managers clearly and efficiently.
• Maintain and analyze product costing data—including profit, labor, overhead, conversion cost, volume forecasts, materials, and commodities—to ensure margin goals are accurate and achieved.
• Support initiatives to standardize and streamline the costing process.
• Contribute to additional FP&A activities as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees